Trekking through three countries around the highest mountain range in the Alps

The Tour du Mont-Blanc is a spectacular trek that unwinds around the Mont Blanc massif, it crosses the Italian, Swiss and French territories, and to those who embark on it  it gives the gift of unique views of Europe's, highest mountain range: severe rocky walls, glaciers long overhanging, gravelly moraines, meadows and grasslands. The itinerary unwinds over almost 170 km and may be completed over a period of approximately 12 days walking.

You can use public transport and cableways to speed up and shorten the route: numerous variants and refuges along the route allow for total customization of your tour.

It enters Aosta Valley from the La Seigne pass and proceeds into the upper Val Vény, as far as the Elisabetta mountain hut, from where it then descends to lac Combal. The route then ascends to the mountain pastures of Arp Vieille, proceeding with an up and down view as far as lac Chécrouit and the Maison Vieille mountain hut, before reaching the bottom of the valley, Dolonne and Courmayeur. From the town, the route ascends as far as the Bertone mountain hut, then takes all of Val Ferret along a trail half way up the hill, a veritable panoramic balcony over the Mont Blanc mountain range: from the spire of the Aiguille Noire de Peuteurey to the peak of Mount Blanc, from the tooth of the Giant to the Grandes Jorasses and to Mont Dolent. It first arrives at the Bonatti mountain hut and then, proceeding in the direction of the head of Val Ferret, to the Elena mountain hut, then going back up towards the Grand Ferret pass, as far as the Swiss border. In Switzerland, the route touches the districts of La Fouly and Champex and then enters France from Col de la Balme; it passes near Chamonix and Les Houches and lastly, it crosses the Croix pass and the La Seigne pass before coming back into Aosta Valley.

Find points of interest on the map:

At the top left, you can choose the map background:

  • "map" - with or without “relief” (level curves) - showing toponyms and streets
  • “satellite” which presents the satellite image of the area.

At the top right, the funnel-shaped symbol allows you to choose the points of interest along the route (only in Valle d'Aosta) to be displayed on the map. Click on the funnel again to close the legend.
If you wish to find out more, by clicking on the identified point you can access the corresponding page.

The numbers in the table below link to the detail page of each stage from which to download the respective GPX and KML tracks.